ReelAbilties Film Festival Columbus is pleased to announce its second virtual festival! In 20/21 we will be switching to a Winter/Summer format, rather than a Fall/Spring and we are so excited to share our October and November films with you!
Those Who Spring of Me is excited to premiere with the ReelAbilities Film Festival Columbus on November 18th 2020. The festival is hosted by Art Possible Ohio. Art Possible Ohio (formally VSA Ohio) is the statewide service organization on the arts and disability. We work with artists of all ages who have disabilities to make arts and cultural experiences more accessible and inclusive. Together we make art possible. The organization was one of several sponsors of the film which allowed the production to be a paid autistic employment opportunity.
Learn more about the film, as well as how to register, below.
Need help with registering? Contact Megan at megan@artpossibleohio.org.
Film: Those Who Spring of Me
Program: Live Talk-Back with Directors Nikki & Matt Swift
Date: November 18
Schedule: 6:00 pm – film (*The film will stream until midnight on Nov. 20th)
9:00 pm – Talk-Back via Zoom
Rating: not rated
Length: 115m
Directors: Nikki and Matt Swift
Access: Closed Captioning
Registration: This film is free, but registration is required. To register, click here.
Synopsis: Those Who Spring of Me is an independent feature film about a young non-verbal man with autism, Will, and his girlfriend, Tatum, who also has autism. Will and Tatum met on the job, and Will communicates through supported typing on a voice output device. Will and Tatum announce to his parents that they want to conceive a child together—they also ask for permission and assistance when the child is born.
Live Talk-Back with Directors, Nikki & Matt Swift
Join Columbus filmmakers Nikki & Matt Swift for a conversation on the initial idea, process, and making of Those Who Spring of Me.
Date: November 18
Time: 9:00 pm
Location: Zoom
To register for ReelAbilties Film Festival Columbus events, visit our Eventbrite page here.